Ben Nevis 13 años 1996 Coopers Choice

Ben Nevis 1997 10 Year Old Port Wood Finish

At the time of writing this review, I am the only member of this site to have a bottle of this wonderful whisky in their cabinet. Part of me actually feels quite proud of that! I was lucky enough to be at the Whisky Live show in London in March 2009, and at the time Ben Nevis were there allowing people to try samples of this whisky. They opened...

Score 95/100

Ben Nevis 45 Year Old Maltman

This is the oldest Ben Nevis I ever tried. It is no less than 45 years old and was bottled from a sherry cask under the Maltman label from the Meadowside Blending Company from Glasgow. Just like the 42 Year Old from Alchemist, which happens to have the exact same ABV, the nose offers tropical fruit with banana in the lead, but it is a lot less...

Score 88/100

Ben Nevis Wilson & Morgan 1996 16 Year Old

Now we're on to my third (and final) Wilson & Morgan sample. This one comes from Ben Nevis, distilled in 1996 and matured for 12 years in sherry oak (cask #799). Ben Nevis was founded 1825 by "Long John" Macdonald (who inspired the Long John blend). At its height, it was huge, being both a distillery and a sawmill, employing 230...

Score 82/100

Ben Nevis 21 Year Old 1992 The Ultimate

The Ultimate is a series of single casks from the Dutch bottler Van Wees. We try their 21 Year Old Ben Nevis that matured on a sherry cask. Judging by the color, it was a refill cask. It was cut to a drinking strength of 46%. Hmm, the first impression on the nose is ‘no…’ because it is immediately very sour, almost astringent and reedy....

Score 75/100